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Appendix table 3. Domestic patent applications of enterprises and associations by industry (TOL 2008), 2009 and 2010

Industry	2009		2010
	Applications	Number of enterprises	Applications	Number of enterprises
Total	1403	532	1356	544
C Manufacturing, total	834	267	786	273
10-12 Food industry	21	8	3	3
13-15 Textile, clothing, leather and footwear industry	1	1	3	3
16-17 Wood and paper industry	74	19	74	18
19-22 Chemical industry	65	31	55	26
24-25, 28-30 Metal and engineering industry	510	129	470	128
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry	108	48	128	61
Other manufacturing	55	31	53	34
D,E Electricity, gas and water supply	2	2	6	5
F Construction	25	20	35	24
G Wholesale and retail trade	68	50	53	41
J Information and communication	56	38	56	33
72 Scientific research and development	155	22	132	23
M Professional, scientific and technical activities (excl. 72)	156	86	178	99
Other industries	107	47	110	46

Source: Patenting 2010. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Mervi Niemi (09) 1734 3263, Kari-Pekka Niemi (09) 1734 3399, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

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Updated 3.11.2011